This story was written for Three Hills to thank her for the wonderful Sansan dolls she sent me months and months ago! It took me forever to write it but now, here it is at last! Three Hills gave me a lot of freedom with the prompt but she did tell me she wanted the story to take place in the Vale and that Sansa hugged Sandor at one point in it. And so, here’s what I did with it. :)

WARNING: not betayed! Read at your own risks!

Title: Brother DiggerAuthor: MarouciaSummary: While residing at the Gates of the Moon, Alayne Stone is so bored with her routine and the lack of fantasy of her life that she ends up amusing herself by pretending one of the castle's visitors - a very tall and broad silent brother - is the Hound. Not betayed.Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: GeneralWarning: nonePairing: SanSanWordcount: 4890Beta: No beta!!!

Title: AdriftChapter: 2Author: MarouciaSummary: On a mission to escort Sansa back to Winterfell, the Hound loses his control with her in a hot spring. Non-con Sansan: read at your own risk.Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: ExplicitWarning: Noncon, UnderagePairing: SanSanWordcount: 3411Beta: Kimberlite8 is the greatest! :D

Title: AdriftAuthor: MarouciaSummary: On a mission to escort Sansa back to Winterfell, the Hound loses his control with her in a hot spring. Non-con Sansan: read at your own risk.Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: ExplicitWarning: Noncon, UnderagePairing: SanSanWordcount: 5081Beta: Kimberlite8 is the greatest! :D

I received an anonymous comment on ff.net this morning that really frustrated me. It was about chapter 9 of The Love-Philtre. The person didn’t appreciate that Sandor was pushing sex quite aggressively on Sansa in it and saying a few things that were, I’ll admit it, straight out macho. I can live with the fact and even genuinely understand that some readers might not like reading these kinds of dynamics and not agree with my Sandor portrayal but what frustrated me was that the person said, and I quote:

‘Woah, that thing with sandor saying about women was funked up. He's beyond out of character in my option.’

What really frustrated me is the use of ‘beyond’. Of course, they say IMO afterwards but it still really got on my nerves. Like, is there any place in canon where Sandor acts in any way that might suggest that he being a macho is beyond OOC? I’m sorry to say it but I really don’t think so. Of course, that doesn’t mean that he necessarily is since we don’t have many clues about his attitude towards sexes in canon and thus, I admit I could be wrong. Still, I think that my guess is very plausible given that Sandor lives in a medieval society and that as a warrior, apart from the noblemen and women he guards from afar, he is almost solely surrounded by men just as brutish as him. In a society as chauvinist as theirs, there’s absolutely no reason to believe these knights and men at arms would be more progressist than the word around them (usually with warriors, it’s even the opposite) and Sandor has been living among that crowd all his life. He’s bound to have been influenced in his views on women. Plus, as far as we know, he has only slept with whores so I really don’t see where he would have picked up his egalitarian vision of sexes from. Of course, we don’t know, perhaps he has been raised by his sister and thinks all rulers should be women based on his positive experience with her but so far, these sorts of ideas are only speculation.

Now about Sandor pushing sex on Sansa: I can understand some people might not like it and even be made uneasy by it. I also agree it’s not ok for any men to do it but really, even nowadays pushy men are far from rare! I’ve been pretty much coerced to agree to have sex for my first time and I’m sure many others of you have been also. It still happens all the time! So why should medieval-Sandor be better than those modern men? I understand that some readers might have preferred that he be different, do the right thing and say: “It’s all right. We’ll wait until you are ready,” but myself, I don’t buy it and prefer a harsher, more realistic vision than an idealised one.

After that, it’s just a question of taste and opinion since we all interpret canon differently. I’ve read fics where Sandor was less macho and pushy than in mines and still thought he was in character because the author’s vision fitted with canon. Canon is very vast and many different sorts of Sandors can be canon.

And that’s why I was so irked with the anonymous reviewer’s use of the word ‘beyond’. Like: you’re getting over yourself here. While you don’t have to agree with my vision, you still don’t have any proof that yours is more valuable than mine. Normally, I would have written back to the reviewer and told them my opinion directly instead of sharing my rant with all of you but ff.net don’t allow any reply to anonymous reviewers. And thus I decided to spill all my frustration here instead. Aaaah! I do feel better now so I hope you’ll forgive me for breaking your ears with my whining! :)

This is a very special short fic written for Westeroswolf’s name day! Happy birthday to you! It’s a bonus scene from my other fic, ‘The Exchange’, and takes place right after Sansa kisses Sandor for the first time in chapter 6.

Title: Alone in the woodsAuthor: MarouciaSummary: After Sansa kisses him, Sandor has no choice but to go take himself in hand in the woods.Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: NC-16Warning: underage, masturbation, very brief thoughts of ducon/nonconPairing: SanSanWordcount: 2130Beta: A giant thank you to one of our fandom’s best author/creator! Kimberlite is so generous and she proved it once more by dedicating some of her precious time to beta this fic for me! :D

His everyone! Here’s the final chapter of this fic! Hope you’ve enjoyed the ride. If you did, I’d be very happy to hear your thoughts and receive a final comment. :PI’d also like to say a very special thank you to my beta of 2 years and a half, Wildsky Sheri, who’s going to take a break from betaying. Thank you so much! Without her, all my stories would never have been as good and I would never have learned as much as I did either. I owe her A LOT!!!

Title: The love-philtre, chapter 19 – FINAL CHAPTERAuthor: MarouciaSummary: Sansa and Sandor both accidentally drink from a wineskin containing a love-philtre. GOT AUDisclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: NC-16Warning: AU, underage, dubcon, suicidal thoughtsPairing: SanSanWordcount: 5038Beta: A special thanks to Wildsky Sheri for her help with this whole fic.

Title: The love-philtre, chapter 18Author: MarouciaSummary: Sansa and Sandor both accidentally drink from a wineskin containing a love-philtre. GOT AUDisclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: NC-16Warning: AU, underage, dubcon, suicidal thoughtsPairing: SanSanWordcount: 5275Beta: A special thanks to Wildsky Sheri for her help with this chapter.

· Sansa continuously calling Sandor ‘ser’ just to annoy him. This especially applies to ACOK setting fics because I don’t think she would willingly annoy him in that time period.· Sandor being afraid to light a camp fire and Sansa having to do it for him.· Sandor being as honourable as Ned Stark.· Sansa telling Sandor he’s not a dog. Like he is as much as Sansa is a wolf and the Lannisters are lions so I don’t see why his identification with dogs would be a problem.· Post Quiet Isle Sandor continuously repeating “the Hound is dead”.· Wanton-Sansa sexually pursuing a reluctant Sandor.· Sandor selflessly insisting Sansa marries someone else.· Etc.

PS: if ever you have used one of these tropes in your fics, don’t take it personally. I’m sure there are things I do in my stories that annoy you and that doesn’t mean you’re going to hate it altogether because of one single detail.

Hi everyone,I’m very sorry if this chapter has been a bit long coming. It’s my longest for this story yet so perhaps you’ll forgive me for the wait. ;) I hope you’ll enjoy it and if you do, please let me know!

Title: The love-philtre, chapter 17Author: MarouciaSummary: Sansa and Sandor both accidentally drink from a wineskin containing a love-philtre. GOT AUDisclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: NC-16Warning: AU, underage, dubcon, suicidal thoughtsPairing: SanSanWordcount: 8478Beta: A special thanks to Wildsky Sheri for her help with this chapter.

I really wanted to wait a little before posting this since the previous chapter has been up for just a few days – I swear it! - yet I’m a very feeble woman. Hope you’ll enjoy.

Title: The love-philtre, chapter 16Author: MarouciaSummary: Sansa and Sandor both accidentally drink from a wineskin containing a love-philtre. GOT AUDisclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in this story are all GRRM’s propriety and I won’t make a buck out of this.Rating: NC-16Warning: AU, underage, dubcon, suicidal thoughtsPairing: SanSanWordcount: 3665Beta: A special thanks to Wildsky Sheri for her help with this chapter.